One thing foreigners will notice when traveling in Saudi Arabia is how much of the body is covered, both for men and for women. To foreign visitors, where people's bodies are constantly on display, this may come as a shock, but in order to be welcomed as a foreigner, you should respect your host country's customs.
Saudi men typically wear a traditional dress called a thobe. This is a long, ankle-length, flowing robe-type garment which is usually white or light colored cotton in warm weather and darker colored wool in cool weather. Almost all Saudi men wear a thobe, regardless of their occupation or standing. For special occasions such as weddings, men don a bisht or mislah over their thobe. These are long cloaks in white, brown or black and are trimmed in gold.
One of the main differences between Saudi men's dress and that of Westerners is the unique headdress that the men wear. A Saudi man's headdress consists of